Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as it steps up borrowing to fund its capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond back in 1996
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Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026
Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks backlash Victory Emm...
Qualtrics agrees to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, which helps health care companies compile patient and doctor feedback in surveys, for $6.75B including debt
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Happn, a dating app with 170M registered users that matches people based on where they cross paths, agrees to a takeover deal with Beijing-based Hello Group
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AlliedOffsets: Microsoft dominates credit purchases from tech-based carbon removal projects, with its spending accounting for ~$8B of the $9.5B market to date
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How Masayoshi Son became President Trump's favored foreign investor, after cultivating close ties since Trump's first term, leading to SoftBank's $2B Intel deal
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Sources: Mistral is in discussions, including with Abu Dhabi's MGX, to raise $1B at a valuation of about $10B, up from its previous valuation of €5.8B
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals says it will acquire 23andMe's assets, including its Personal Genome Service, for $256M, set to close in Q3, in the bankruptcy auction
But What Happens to Your Data? David Braue / Information Age : Biotech buys bankrupt DNA data firm 23andMe for $400m Naomi Li Gan / Tech in Asia : Pharma giant Regeneron to buy genetics firm 23andMe f...
DoorDash's planned Deliveroo acquisition renews questions about the UK's ability to attract and retain large tech listings in the face of New York's dominance
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Sources: CVC and Blackstone invest $2B+ in equity and debt to take a minority stake in Istanbul-based Dream Games, which makes Royal Match, valuing it at ~$5B
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